nld and noft Manual

ar Utility
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archive
depends on the platform, as follows:
The maximum size of an archive file in the Guardian environment is 128,073,728
bytes. If operations on an archive file cause it to exceed that size, ar returns an
error and the archive file becomes corrupted.
file
can be PIC or non-PIC and depends on the platform as follows:
The possible combinations of options and operands are:
Environment archive
Guardian is the pathname of the archive file to be created or modified. Archives
created in the Guardian environment are given file code 700.
OSS is the filename of the archive file to be created or modified.
PC is the filename of the archive file to be created or modified. It can be
partially or fully qualified, and can include system and folder names.
Environment file
Guardian is the fully qualified or partially qualified filename of a file whose file
code is 100, 180, or 700. If partially qualified, the value of the
#DEFAULTS DEFINE supplies the missing components of the
filename.
OSS is the pathname of a filename.
PC is a fully qualified or partially qualified pathname, which can include
system and/or folder names. Wild-card characters (? and *) can be
used in the filename portion of the path, but cannot be used in folder
names.
ar -d [-v] [-l] archive file ...
ar -m [-abilv] [
position-name] archive file ...
ar -p [-v] [-s]
archive [file ...]
ar -q [-clv] archive [file ...]
ar -r [-cuv] [-abil] [position-name] archive [file ...]
ar -t [-v] [-s] [-Wfiletype] archive [file ...]
ar -x [-v] [-sCT] archive [file ...]